The moons lack of rotation.

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The Moon does rotate. If you stood on the Moon, the stars would rise and set, just like they do on Earth, except that a lunar day is a month long, the
same as the Moon's orbital period. The Moon rotates at just the right speed so that it always keeps one face pointed toward the Earth, which seems
like a pretty big coincidence, doesn't it?

Your question is very interesting because the answer is that, no, the Moon is not unique. Almost all moons in the Solar System keep one face pointed
toward their planet. (The only exception we know of is Hyperion, a moon of Saturn.) This tells us it's probably not a coincidence, that there is
probably a reason for this to happen, a physical process that happens to most moons to slow their rotation.

The Moon does rotate. If you stood on the Moon, the stars would rise and set, just like they do on Earth, except that a lunar day is a month long, the
same as the Moon's orbital period. The Moon rotates at just the right speed so that it always keeps one face pointed toward the Earth, which seems
like a pretty big coincidence, doesn't it?

Your question is very interesting because the answer is that, no, the Moon is not unique. Almost all moons in the Solar System keep one face pointed
toward their planet. (The only exception we know of is Hyperion, a moon of Saturn.) This tells us it's probably not a coincidence, that there is
probably a reason for this to happen, a physical process that happens to most moons to slow their rotation.

I'm glad I learn something interesting today. I didn't know the moon and earth rotates at the same right. I mean, I always wondered why I seen the
same face on the moon without ever seeing what's on the other side. How does anyone know what's on the other side seriously? Alien moon bases and
such threads have been popping up lately which makes it seems plausible don't you think?

The moond does rotate silly. It just rotates at the same speed relative to its orbit around earth. This is a result of being tidally lock to the
earth. Tidal lock comes from gravity, gravity is the culprit.

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